Welcome to Triplet ...
Triplet is located in Brunswick County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Triplet, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894.
Triplet is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Triplet lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near Triplet ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Triplet.
- Roanoke Rapids
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Emporia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Weldon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weldon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Weldon is located in Halifax County (NC)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,456 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weldon <3>
- Gaston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaston
- Gaston is located in Northampton County (NC)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,022 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaston <3>
- Lawrenceville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Garysburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Littleton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- La Crosse
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Crosse have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
- La Crosse is located in Mecklenburg County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Crosse <3>
- Seaboard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seaboard have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaboard
- Seaboard is located in Northampton County (NC)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seaboard <3>
- Brodnax
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Triplet. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Triplet.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Triplet. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Triplet.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Triplet. See our Newspapers Page for Triplet.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Triplet ...
Looking for more information about Triplet? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Triplet, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Triplet.
Adding Triplet to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Triplet in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Triplet was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Triplet post office opened in 1894.
We also found Triplet on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Triplet.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Brunswick, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Triplet - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |